[GHC] #7830: Error: operand out of range

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#7830: Error: operand out of range
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        Reporter:  erikd             |                Owner:  trommler
            Type:  bug               |               Status:  merge
        Priority:  highest           |            Milestone:  7.10.3
       Component:  Compiler          |              Version:  7.8.1-rc1
      Resolution:  fixed             |             Keywords:
Operating System:  Linux             |         Architecture:  powerpc
 Type of failure:  Installing GHC    |            Test Case:
  failed                             |
      Blocked By:                    |             Blocking:
 Related Tickets:                    |  Differential Rev(s):  Phab:D1296
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Comment (by erikd):

 I've attached a version of @trommler's patch for the 7.10 branch. WIth
 this patch applied to ghc-7.10.2, that compiler can build git HEAD again.

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